6 injured after American Airlines flight makes ‘hard landing’ in Hawaii

Six people aboard an American Airlines flight were hospitalized with minor injuries as the aircraft experienced a “hard landing” at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii.

One passenger and five flight attendants made up those injured during the trip, the airline confirmed to NBC News.

American Airlines Flight 271 took off from Los Angeles International Airport before landing in Maui just after 2 p.m. local time.

The airline said the aircraft was carrying 167 customers and seven crew members when it “experienced an issue upon landing.”

Maui Police Department said medics responded to a dispatch call at 2:21 p.m., according to Hawaii News Now.

“The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally,” the airline confirmed.

The jetliner was then taken out of service to undergo inspection.

“The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority,” the airline said.

The FAA also said it was investigating the cause of the “hard landing.”

Data from the flight-tracking website FlightAware shows that American Airlines flight 271 was initially scheduled to arrive at Maui Airport at 12:47 p.m. but was delayed for nearly 79 minutes as it taxied at LAX before taking off.

The incident in Hawaii comes over a week after an American Airlines plane slid off the runway upon landing at New York’s Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport.

FAA and American Airlines officials said the Embraer E145, carrying 53 passengers, had just landed and was being taxied to the terminal around 4 p.m. when it slipped.

An American spokesperson said the scary incident was caused by “snowy airfield conditions” brought on by light snowstorms across the area.